# CVE-2013-0208: The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using nova-volumes, allows remote authenticated users to boo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-02-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using nova-volumes, allows remote authenticated users to boot from other users' volumes via a volume id in the block_device_mapping parameter.

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## References

- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/317cc0af385536dee43ef2addad50a91357fc1ad
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51992
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51963
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1069904
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57613
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/243d516cea9d3caa5a8267b12d2f577dcb24193b
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1709-1
- http://osvdb.org/89661
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81697
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902629

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